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Arrondissements of the Loire department

The 3 arrondissements of the Loire department are:[1]

  1. Arrondissement of Montbrison, (subprefecture: Montbrison) with 135 communes.[2] The population of the arrondissement was 181,551 in 2016.
  2. Arrondissement of Roanne, (subprefecture: Roanne) with 113 communes.[3] The population of the arrondissement was 157,160 in 2016.
  3. Arrondissement of Saint-Étienne, (prefecture of the Loire department: Saint-Étienne) with 75 communes.[4] The population of the arrondissement was 423,286 in 2016.
Map of arrondissements of the Loire department.

History

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In 1800 the arrondissements of Montbrison, Roanne and Saint-Étienne were established.[5] All of them is never disbanded. In January 2017 the commune Andrézieux-Bouthéon passed from the arrondissements of Montbrison to the arrondissement of Saint-Étienne.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Populations légales 2016" (PDF). INSEE. December 2018. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
  2. ^ "Arrondissement de Montbrison (421)". INSEE. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
  3. ^ "Arrondissement de Roanne (422)". INSEE. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
  4. ^ "Arrondissement de Saint-Étienne (423)". INSEE. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  5. ^ Historique de la Loire
  6. ^ "Arrêté préfectoral, 29 December 2016" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 January 2017. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
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